Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday urged Opposition parties to stop participating in elections if they believe the electoral process is being rigged, arguing that their “participation gives legitimacy” to an allegedly flawed system.
His remarks came a day after the CJP demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and threatened a nationwide agitation if he did not step down within 48 hours . I have shown it with proof, and there is already more than enough information to make this a 100 per cent certainty that Indian elections, Lok Sabha elections, 2024 election, Vidhan Sabha elections are all being rigged,” Congress leader said. He compared the Opposition’s participation in elections to a fixed cricket match, where not every catch is deliberately dropped and the game may be taken to the final over to make the contest appear genuine. Dipke questioned the Opposition’s decision to continue contesting elections despite its repeated allegations of electoral irregularities. “…
He said Opposition parties could be handed a few wins – “the crumbs” – just enough to keep them contesting and make voters believe there was a real fight. Dipke also said Opposition parties should not raise allegations of election rigging selectively depending on which state or party is affected. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has also called for Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation while reiterating his earlier allegations of “vote-chori”. The Congress leader said the two Election Commissioners had “done a wise thing” by raising their objections and urged the CEC to “think seriously and turn approver.”
